Correction!!!!

Laure's blog is
http//laurebijoux.canalblog.com

I got a personal reply- so very kind and sweet! It is wonderful to hear from another beader on the other side of our world.
I didn't realize that most beaders there use Miyuki and Toho brands, almost exclusively. Here, we fight to find suppliers that carry those brands of seed beads in prices we can afford, or think we can afford. Charlottes are hard to come by, as are the Czech seed beads. Interesting, when you think of how much closer the Czech Republic is to them, than it is to us.
Again, I thank Laure for sharing the donut pattern- it is pretty, and teaches much while attempting it.
What I learned last night; all size 8 beads are not the same- the Matsuno brand gave me fits, as it was not only uneven in width from hole side to hole side, but also very tubular, with thick walls. I went to the Miyuki, which also had much width differences, but the walls were very thick as well. If I had culled so that the thinner width size 8 were in the first row, then the thicker used on the second row, I would have gotten it to lay nicely. However, see the photo for the wobbly look!!
If I am good at nothing else, I am great at frog-stitching (pulling out the beadwork!). So, I do love the color combo that is happening and will pull out and try using the thinner Miyuki on the inside row and the thicker on the outside. If that won't lay nicely, I am going to use a Toho, which I KNOW is very uniform in width from end to end.
I laugh when I realize now how quickly and easily the first donut went- I didn't even pay attention to the size 8 beads and it was nice from the start. My bead choice on that one? Toho!!
I am determined!!
Why not try creating your own?
Laure has posted the directions in pdf format on her blog, in 5 parts, with both photos and written directions. Using yahoo's babelfish gave me MUCH better translation than did Google.
Happy Beading!

Soha turns into earrings-voila'!

Great pattern- you can find it here;

http://centperles.canalblog.com/archives/2010/01/27/16696458.html

You have to use Rocailles- the thinner, donut shaped

seed beads, or it will buckle like made, instead

of gently curving to meet your wrist. I cannot see

myself doing 6 or 7 of these, so did one as earring,

and like it well enough to do another.

Tip; do not try adding the rocailles on either side of

the first 4mm Czech rounds you put on the sides,

but add them in the next row. Continue around,

then add the center 4mm rounds- add another

rocaille between the two center 4mm rounds, so

that when you tack it down to one of the first rocailles

added in Row 2, it lies nicely.

Be careful going through your delicas multiple times

if you have matte finish- they are a bit delicate. Just

wiggle your needle gently to make room, then ease

it on through. If it seems hard, get a smaller needle.

I used my beloved curved #10 John James beading

needle and 6# Smoke Fireline. The rocailles came

from a hank of beads I bought in the 1980's, at a

Pow-Wow. I also used a 4mm Margarite, not a 6mm.

Happy Beading!

Ruby and Frost Earrings

These were adapted from a photo of some done by another

beader, who had used the pattern that came with the Bead

Calendar. I don't have the calendar, but it looked easy enough

to figure out!

Funny thing is, the pattern had it as a two needle piece, but

mine used a single needle, making less unwieldy to create.

I did not have enough 5mm to use on the outside, so used more

4mm.

Happy Holidays!

don't know why

the entire set wasn't shown, but here it is